Nadine Kaadan
Nadine Kaadan (born 1985 in Paris) is a Syrian children's book illustrator and writer. She graduated in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Damascus,[1] and acquired a Masters in Illustration at Kingston University, in England. She has published 15 books,[2] stories sometimes about the Arab world. Her book "Leila answer me" won the Anna Lindh Award (the Best Fiction Book for children with special needs),[3] and it's being used to teach Arabic language courses at Harvard University.
She is a member of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).[4] Her illustrations have been exhibited at the BIB exhibition (Biennale of illustration Bratislava 2011).[5]
Awards
Kaadan was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.[6]
Notes
- ^ arabchildrensliterature.com
- ^ ilsole24ore.com
- ^ corriere.it; saidfoundation.org
- ^ ibby.org
- ^ jacketflap.com
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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